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In this work we establish some rigidity results for Serrin's overdetermined problem \begin{equation*} \left\{ \begin{array}{cll} - \Delta u=f(u) & \text{in}& \Omega,\newline u > 0& \text{in} & \Omega,\newline u=0 & \text{on} & \partial…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-02-10 Nicolas Beuvin , Alberto Farina

We examine Serrin's classical overdetermined problem under a perturbation of the Neumann boundary condition. The solution of the problem for a constant Neumann boundary condition exists provided that the underlying domain is a ball. The…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-03-15 Alexandra Gilsbach , Michiaki Onodera

We study Serrin's overdetermined boundary value problem \begin{equation*} -\Delta_{S^N}\, u=1 \quad \text{ in $\Omega$},\qquad u=0, \; \partial_\eta u=\textrm{const} \quad \text{on $\partial \Omega$} \end{equation*} in subdomains $\Omega$…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-11-10 Mouhamed Moustapha Fall , Ignace Aristide Minlend , Tobias Weth

Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb R^n$ be a Lipschitz domain. We prove that, $\Omega$ satisfies the following Serrin-type overdetermined system $$u \in W^{1,2}(\mathbb R^n), \quad u=0\ \text{ a.e. in }\mathbb R^n\setminus \Omega,\quad \Delta…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-03-13 Hongjie Dong , Yi Ru-Ya Zhang

We study necessary conditions on the geometry and the topology of domains in $\mathbb{R}^2$ that support a positive solution to a classical overdetermined elliptic problem. The ideas and tools we use come from constant mean curvature…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2013-10-15 Antonio Ros , Pieralberto Sicbaldi

In this paper, we investigate an overdetermined boundary value problem of divergence type on bounded domains in Riemannian manifolds with non-negative Ricci curvature. Using integral identities and the $P$-function method, we derive…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-07-25 Márcio Batista , Márcio Santos , Antônio da Silva , Joyce Sindeaux

In this note, we study a Serrin-type partially overdetermined problem proposed by Guo-Xia (Calc. Var. Partial Differential Equations 58: no. 160, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00526-019-1603-3, and prove a rigidity result that…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-01-03 Xiaohan Jia , Zheng Lu , Chao Xia , Xuwen Zhang

We prove the symmetry of solutions to overdetermined problems for a class of fully nonlinear equations, namely Hessian quotient equations and Hessian quotient curvature equations. Our approach is based on establishing a Rellich-Pohozaev…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-09-15 Zhenghuan Gao , Xiaohan Jia , Dekai Zhang

In this work, we are interested in studying Serrin's overdetermined problems in Riemannian manifolds. For manifolds endowed with a conformal vector field, we prove a Pohozoaev-type identity to show a Serrin's type rigidity result using the…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-10-17 Maria Andrade , Allan Freitas , Diego A. Marín

We study the critical points of the solution of second elliptic equations in divergence and diagonal form with a bounded and positive definite coefficient, under the assumption that the statement of the Hopf lemma holds (sign assumptions on…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-01-13 Rolando Magnanini , Serge Nicaise , Madeline Chauvier

In this paper, we consider an overdetermined problem of Serrin-type for a two-phase elliptic operator with piecewise constant coefficients. We show the existence of infinitely many branches of nontrivial symmetry breaking solutions which…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-02-24 Lorenzo Cavallina , Toshiaki Yachimura

We consider overdetermined problems of Serrin's type in convex cones for (possibly) degenerate operators in the Euclidean space as well as for a suitable generalization to space forms. We prove rigidity results by showing that the existence…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-06-28 Giulio Ciraolo , Alberto Roncoroni

This, and its sequel, concern some variations of a classical theorem of A.D. Alexandrov and teh Hopf Lemma.

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 YanYan Li , Louis Nirenberg

Serrin's symmetry theorem shows that the classical overdetermined torsion problem forces the domain to be a ball. Extending this rigidity statement to merely Lipschitz (and more generally rough) domains in the weak formulation has been a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-03-09 Alessio Figalli , Yi Ru-Ya Zhang

We answer a question of Serre from the 1980s on rational points of bounded height on projective thin sets, in degree at least $4$. For degrees $2$ and $3$ we improve the known bounds in general. The focus is on thin sets of type II, namely…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-01-21 Tijs Buggenhout , Raf Cluckers , Per Salberger , Tim Santens , Floris Vermeulen

This paper considers overdetermined boundary problems. Firstly, we give a proof to the Payne-Schaefer conjecture about an overdetermined problem of sixth order in the two dimensional case and under an additional condition for the case of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-10-06 Changyu Xia

In this paper, we prove the symmetry of the solution to overdetermined problem for the equation $\sigma_k(D^2u-uI)=C_n^k$ in hyperbolic space. Our approach is based on establishing a Rellich-Pohozaev type identity and using a P function.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-01-13 Zhenghuan Gao , Xiaohan Jia , Jin Yan

We provide a full characterization of multi-phase problems under a large class of overdetermined Serrin-type conditions. Our analysis includes both symmetry and asymmetry (including bifurcation) results. A broad range of techniques is…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-05-09 Lorenzo Cavallina , Giorgio Poggesi

In this paper we consider the overdetermined boundary problem for a general second order semilinear elliptic equation on bounded domains of $\mathbf{R}^n$, where one prescribes both the Dirichlet and Neumann data of the solution. We are…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-08-19 Miguel Domínguez-Vázquez , Alberto Enciso , Daniel Peralta-Salas

Methods are described for the solution of linear inference problems subject to deterministic constraints. The approach builds on work by Backus (1970a,b,c) and Parker (1977), but a range useful advances are suggested to address both…

Geophysics · Physics 2021-09-22 David Al-Attar